ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,306, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to COLOP STEMPELERZEUGUNG SKOPEK GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. & Co. KG. (Wels, Austria).
"Fixing device for a self-inking stamp" was invented by Johann Wilflingseder (Dorf an der Pram, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixing device for a self-inking stamp includes a stop for a contact surface of a housing of the self-inking stamp and a latching element connected to the stop, wherein a front face of the latching element is designed for latching on an inner face of an operating part of the self-inking stamp. The latching element is also designed to rest, with a rear face of the latching element oppos...